Rather than openly flaunt continued gullibility over the hard choices we now face but brought on ourselves.

In the United States, the current choices for President bring this all to the forefront.

It’s one thing to disagree over how to implement some policy goal, but rarely are we faced with candidates who are so fundamentally flawed as to personal character and lack of consistent Godly convictions – third party nominees included.

This is a time to repent over those choices, not rejoice.

If you don’t, your foolishness eventually will crush you and destroy your witness as the lesser evil you now choose to celebrate inevitably becomes fully manifest when it gains power …

Because that’s what evil – even lesser evil – ALWAYS does.

As someone who has been elected to local political office in the past, and believes in being God’s salt and light in the world even though I am not of the world, I urge you to be engaged and even vote – but speak truth and keep your witness in doing so.

Jim and Marianne Wright

Jim Wright is a church sower, public but unassuming, thinker, mentor, teacher, local church elder, motivated by redemption, foe of tyrants, friend of the dispossessed, retired attorney, entrepreneur, private pilot, and so-so bass fisherman.

Marianne is a second grade teacher in a Title 1 public school, private but strong, heart, skilled counselor, knows deep intimacy with God, a comfort to others in the Lord, wise, motivated by mercy but has strong resolve, gardener, and a bridge to healing for many.

Together, we are part of a community of simple, participatory fellowships - some of which we helped start.

Our blogs and devotionals spring from firm roots in those local fellowships.